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    List of schools that need a coach

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    Arkansas            

    Bowling Green            

    Chicago State            

    Colorado            

    Hawaii            

    Harvard            

    Indiana State            

    Iona            

    Iowa            

    Kentucky            

    Long Beach St.      

    Marshall            

    Michigan            

    Princeton                  

    Santa Clara            

    South Florida            

    St. Bonaventure            

    UC Riverside            

    UMKC            

    Someone not happy with the UConn coach

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    02/9/07 - Posted from the Daily Record newsroom  

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    Par Hills quarterback Mike Gerardi is a first-team All-State player. Yet, D-I schools seemed to overlook the talented senior.  

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    Recruiting shows its ugly side

    Friday, February 9, 2007

    When the curtain came down on Parsippany Hills' football season, college coaches practically made a conga line into Vikings coach Dave Albano's office.

    The subject of the coaches' admiration: Par Hills quarterback Mike Gerardi.

    What was there not to like? Gerardi wowed college recruiters for the entire season, led his team to a state championship game, and was an Associated Press first-team All-State player.

    But when push came to shove, the conga line left Albano's office.

    And Div. I offers never materialized.

    Now, Gerardi is left with a smattering of schools to choose from, with Wagner the lone Div. I or I-AA. He is set to visit East Stroudsburg Wednesday.

    Gerardi has also received an offer from Mount Union, which is also perhaps the best Div. III program in the country.

    The D-I schools that had loved him? Well, they really were acting like a high school girl who had a crush on a cute guy ... for this week.

    "Not to badmouth these schools," Albano said, "but we were led to believe a lot of things. Coaches came here daily."

    But the interest never amounted to anything in the end.

    During the season, when Gerardi was building a case for being arguably New Jersey's best quarterback, UConn seemed to be the lone Div. I school showing interest in Gerardi. The Huskies loved the 6-3, 200-pounder so much that they asked Albano to not reveal his QB to anyone else.

    In other words, hide him for us and then we'll sign him. UConn is quickly becoming known as WEConn in this area.

    After the season, UConn said it wasn't sure where it was going, QB-wise, and Albano was now free to promote Gerardi. But it was too late -- and it wasn't the first time a local football player has been left at the altar by the Huskies.

    "UConn did the same thing with Jason Harper a few years ago," said Pope John coach Vic Paternostro, who no longer takes his team to UConn summer camp.

    "They were on him every single week. Then the week before signing, they dropped him. It's not right what they do."

    Albano said that Western Michigan, Syracuse, UMass, New Hampshire, Maine and Temple were all in but never offered. How does Western Michigan fit into the mix with all of those eastern schools? Well, Albano said that the UConn recruiter surrendered the Western Michigan recruiter's phone number because he would be certain that Gerardi would not run into the Huskies in the future while playing in the midwest.

    But by that time, Western Michigan had gone in a different direction.

    "They all liked him on film, but there were numbers problems," Albano said.

    "He lacked the exposure."

    What may have haunted Gerardi was the fact that, before his junior year, he transferred from Seton Hall Prep to Parsippany Hills. That summer, he worked out with his new teammates but wasn't able to play right away. So when he started playing midway through last year, there wasn't much interest. A talented player's junior year is optimum to the recruiters.

    So if you are sitting as a junior, the recruiters aren't coming -- apparently, no matter how good you are as a senior. Gerardi is living proof -- and he was first-team All-State good as a senior.

    "Schools said he can play Div. I, but they wanted him to get another year under his belt," Albano said. "Let me tell you, coaches loved him on tape. But he only played seven games as a junior. Coaches will tell you they loved him, but then there is no spot, or they just signed a kid. UMass we thought would offer, but he turned out to be third on their list. It's not like they were recruiting linemen, where there were about 10 other kids they could sign."

    Gerardi, who declined to be interviewed for this story, might consider prep school. Albano is aware of West Morris product Greg Tomczyk, who had a brilliant junior season for the Wolfpack, slumped as a senior (lowly Temple was his only offer), resurrected himself at the Hun School in Princeton, and then signed with national power Louisville.

    The odd thing is, Gerardi is loved by almost everyone in the ranks of the colleges. But being loved doesn't get you a full ride.

    "He is a great player, a terrific player, who could play at UConn," New Jersey recruiting guru Dennis McCarthy said. "We knew who he was as a junior but didn't get a good look at him. We saw him against Weequahic (in November) and he lit us up. He was accurate, can run, and throw on the run. He could be D-I, no doubt about it."

    Could be, should be, but isn't -- a victim of the flim-flam world of college recruiting.

    Brett's take on Mike Ford

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    Former Sarasota RB hoping to get NCAA approval

    Posted By Brett McMurphy at Dec 28, 2006 at 03:37 PM

    Updated Dec 28, 2006 at 03:41 PM

    Former Sarasota High running back Mike Ford, who signed with Alabama in 2005 but didn’t qualify, plans to attend the University of South Florida if he receives NCAA Clearinghouse approval, Bob Perkins, Ford’s high school coach said. Ford played this fall at Hargrave Military Academy. Ford planned to honor his commitment to Alabama, but changed his mind when Mike Shula was fired.

    Perkins said Ford has already turned in two reports to the NCAA Clearinghouse, but they told him they have no record of Ford’s documents. Ford likely will have to resubmit the information a third time. If Ford isn’t approved by the NCAA Clearinghouse, he may attend HCC to get eligible, Perkins said.

    In 12 games as a senior at Sarasota in 2004, Ford rushed for 2,836 yards, including a streak of 11 consecutive games with at least 200 yards. He also had 37 TDs and earned Class 5A player of the year honors. His season high was 368 yards against Naples Ely. If Ford (6-2, 220) gains his eligibility, the Bulls will get an “impact player,†Perkins said. “He can carry it 20-25 times a game,†Perkins said. “He’s a combination of both power and speed.â€Â

    Ford is a cousin of USF WR Amarri Jackson. “The key component is Amarri,†Perkins said. “Mike has been up to USF a few times. He likes the atmosphere up there. He’s comfortable.†Perkins said Ford was timed in the 40-yard dash at 4.37 seconds at a combine at Hargrave. Out of high school, Ford considered South Carolina, Clemson, Auburn and Mississippi State before signing with Alabama.

    The BIG EAST will announce TV deal tomorrow

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    BIG EAST TO ANNOUNCE NEW MAJOR MEDIA AGREEMENT WITH ESPN TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 AT NOON

    Press conference will be streamed live on ESPN360

    The BIG EAST will announce a new major media agreement on Tuesday, August 29 at noon Eastern time from ESPN Zone in New York

    Aug. 28, 2006

    Providence, R.I. - The BIG EAST Conference and ESPN will announce a major new media agreement from ESPN Zone in New York at noon on Tuesday, August 29. The press conference announcing the agreement will be streamed live on ESPN360, ESPN's customized broadband service.

    Michael Tranghese, BIG EAST Conference Commissioner, and John Wildhack, ESPN Senior Vice President, Programming Acquisitions and Strategy will participate in the press conference. Bill Raftery, college sports personality and winner of the 2006 Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, will serve as host.

    Fans can watch the press conference by visiting www.espn360.com.

    Fans can also get all of the details of the announcement by visiting the BIG EAST Web site also starting at noon Eastern on Tuesday.

     

    Reply from Fox about USF vs Kansas Game

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    From: Lisa Heckaman [Lisa.Heckaman@foxcollegesports.net]

    RE: Is there any chance that the Kansas vs USF football game will be televised on Sept 23?

    possibly, Big 12 windows have not all been selected.

    If it was, it would air LIVE on FSN or a delay on Fox college Sports nationally on Tuesday PM.

    check back 10 days out from the game date - all of the determinations between ABC, Turner & FSN have not been decided.

    thanks for watching FCS!

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